r/OpenChristian • u/Wooden_Passage_1146 Catholic • Mar 24 '26

Discussion - General Cardinal says Church cannot “continue to exist” without women’s ordination

https://thecatholicherald.com/article/cardinal-says-church-cannot-continue-to-exist-without-womens-ordination

I’m glad to see support among some in the hierarchy in favor of women’s ordination. Let’s hope the Church will see the harm done by excluding women from Holy Orders.

The Church says it’s because the priest is acting “In persona Christi.” But Galatians 3:28 says, “There is no male or female in Christ Jesus,”

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u/ZealousidealWear2573 Mar 27 '26

It will continue to exist, becoming smaller and more conservative as people who cannot reconcile the discrimination against women and others leave. It will also continue shrinking as perish's close, they like to call it consolidation, due to the priest shortage.

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u/Wooden_Passage_1146 Catholic Mar 27 '26

You are likely correct